Kalyn’s Kitchen Picks: Monk Fruit Zero Calorie Sweetener

For months now I’ve been crushing on Monk Fruit Zero Calorie Sweetener, so I’ve decided it’s time to officially add it to my list of Kalyn’s Kitchen Picks! Visit the page for Kalyn’s Kitchen Picks to see all the products I’ve featured.

For the last few months I’ve been using a new type of zero calorie sweetener that I really like, and when I made the Low-Carb No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Dessert and it was gobbled up by Kara’s kids, I knew it was time to officially add Monk Fruit Zero Calorie Sweetener to my list of Kalyn’s Kitchen Picks! In the past I had sometimes gotten bad reviews from the kids when they tested low-sugar desserts made with certain sweeteners, but this one was a winner.

Monk fruit Sweetener has zero calories, zero glycemic index, and zero net carbs, and it doesn’t have any side effects. Months ago when I heard about Monk fruit I searched and read about it all over the web, and it seems to be universally considered to be a safe sweetener.

And best of all, I think this tastes great for a no calorie sweetener. For me the taste is closest to the taste of sugar than any other type of sweetener I’ve used, with no after taste. I do think Monk fruit is a bit less sweet than sugar, so when using it in a recipe you might need to use slightly more than you would sugar or other sweeteners.

You can buy Monk Fruit Sweetener at Amazon.com if you don’t find it at your local store. I first bought some from Amazon to try it, but now I am seeing it in the stores where I get groceries.

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I went out and found the monk fruit in the raw brand. So disappointed! To me it had that very strong aftertaste of artificial too sweet sweetener. I now see it is mixed with dextrose. I should have read more closely but just got the one in the picture. Maybe when I have more money I can find the one on amazon that is 100% monkfruit and it will taste better.

Brittany, I am surprised to hear that. I don't taste any aftertaste with the monkfruit blends, and I've tried several brands. I don't think you will ever find pure monkfruit; from what I have read it's 300-400 times sweeter than sugar so it's mixed with other things to make it easier to use. But if you do find it, I'd love to hear about it.

It's worth nothing that the Erithrytol and Dextrose in these products only serve to make it more as it's (on its own) 300x sweeter than sugar and a tablespoon of the legit stuff (linked below) is equal to a full cup of sugar, which basically means to make it portable, you need to carry it around like a certain white powder drug because of how little you need.

Kalyn, thank you so much for the information about the Monk Fruit. I am having to eat gluten free and have been trying to determine what sweetener to use instead of sugar. I saw the Monk Fruit in the local store, but just wasn't sure. Thank you! I'm glad I've found your blog!! I will be back! 🙂